Team

Brian Patterson

Chairman and Founder of White Star Group

• >30 years in real estate, pioneer of Polish CRE, leading two of Poland’s first modern commercial projects
• 2013 CEE Quality Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to real estate development
• MBA from Stanford Business School

Marcin Słomczyński

CEO & Co-Founder

• 15+ years in energy and investment, including senior leadership positions in R.Power (the largest RES IPP in CEE), RPE France JV (leading JV between R.Power and Eiffel Investment Group), Stora Energy, and White Star Real Estate, as well as experience in energy & infrastructure projects in McKinsey & Company
• MBA from Harvard Business School

Paweł Marciniak

Board Member & Co-Founder

• >8 years of experience in real estate, leading the execution of White Star’s transactions and strategy
• Drives company strategy and growth of new businesses and portfolio companies operating in FM, PM, and energy sectors
• EMBA candidate at HEC Paris
• Board Member at Plus Energia, an electricity distribution and sales company

Neil Veitch

Head of EPC & Technical Delivery

• Over 30 years of construction management experience spanning real estate and energy projects throughout Europe and Asia
•Successfully managed and delivered 80+ projects from development through final construction

Michał Warnajtys

VP of EPC

• Extensive experience in the energy sector, overseeing the delivery and development of projects totaling 550+ MW of PV and 200+ MW of BESS across multiple European countries, including Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, and Ireland

Tadeusz Kempa

Head of Investment

• Investor with extensive experience in the Energy and industrial sectors. For many years, he has been actively implementing large-scale projects in Poland and Greece, focusing on renewable Energy and battery energy storage systems

Marcin Bieniek

Head of Development

• 20+ years’ experience at White Star Real Estate
• Leading White Star Group development & permitting team across all asset lines

Ryszard Radomski

Head of Operations

• Over 25 years of experience in C-level management roles within the energy sector (over PLN 1 billion in consolidated annual turnover and teams of more than 2,000 people per single contract) at various stages of their development and advancement

Jan Stebnicki

Associate

• 3+ years of experience at White Star Real Estate, within the Capital Markets and Accounting team
• Responsible for overseeing daily operations at White Star Energy, leading acquisitions, and managing key client relationships
• MEng Civil Engineering graduate from the University of Warwick

Chris Sweeney

CEO of Plus Energia

•10+ years of experience leading an energy distributor supplying renewable energy to multiple commercial real estate assets

Paulina Katrkut

Analyst

• Analyst at White Star Real Estate since January 2025, focusing on new investments and strategic growth initiatives
• Pursuing a master’s degree in finance and accounting at Koźmiński University
• Supports research, analysis, and execution of potential acquisitions and business development projects

WSE is supported by 500+ employees across the CEE region, including a dedicated development team with 10+ full-time professionals with over 30 years of experience, and a construction management division of 40+ engineers and quantity surveyors.